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 Emergency Management Events: Hurricanes
 Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over warm ocean waters and move toward land. Potential threats from hurricanes include powerful winds, heavy rainfall, storm surges, coastal and inland flooding, rip currents, tornadoes, and landslides. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. The Pacific hurricane season runs May 15 to November 30.
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            2023 Typhoon Bolaven
            
            October 10, 2023

            Typhoon Bolaven is currently centered just northeast of Guam, bringing heavy rainfall and gusty conditions. Hurricane

            

            2023 Hurricane Lee
            
            September 05, 2023

            The National Hurricane Center issued hurricane, tropical storm and storm surge watches for several areas in New England. Hurricane

            

            2023 Hurricane Idalia
            
            August 26, 2023

            Hurricane Idalia was the tenth named storm, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane

            

            2023 Hurricane Hilary
            
            August 16, 2023

            Hilary was the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in over 80 years. Hurricane

            

            2023 Typhoon Mawar
            
            May 25, 2023

            Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Potentially affected Population: 201,165 Hurricane

            

            2022 Hurricane Nicole
            
            November 07, 2022

            Hurricane Nicole was the fourteenth named storm and eighth hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane

            

            2022 Hurricane Ian
            
            September 26, 2022

            Hurricane Ian was the ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane

            

            2022 Hurricane Fiona
            
            September 14, 2022

            Hurricane Fiona was a powerful and long-lived tropical cyclone which caused widespread damage over portions of the Caribbean, and Eastern Canada.
 
 
 
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